Data Scientist

Company: CGIC

Department: Business Intelligence

Employment Type: Regular Full-Time

Work Model: Hybrid

Language: Bilingualism in English and French is an asset.

Additional Information: This/these role(s) is/are currently vacant

We are a leading Canadian financial services co-operative committed to being a catalyst for a sustainable and resilient society and our team is essential to deliver on this strategy. That's why we prioritize our people, to ensure we provide a strong culture and development opportunities which enables our team to thrive and to live our purpose. The best part is that you will work with people that care passionately about you, our clients and our communities.

Our Business Intelligence team empowers decision making using leading edge science and analytics. We champion a scientific culture through our passion for continuous learning, diversity and innovation.

We strive to deliver a single version of truth, by providing our business partners with access to comprehensive data and valuable insights to help our organization achieve operational excellence.

As a Claims Analytics Data Scientist you will contribute on initiatives through clever use of data and complex analysis. You will be responsible to support the efficiency's increase of the Claims Department. You can be involved in various type of tasks such as data understanding , data extraction, work driver analysis, KPI creation, business case creation and forecasting.

• Understand operational claims objectives and help them to put in place initiatives and objectives that will maximize the unit's efficiency.
• Develop analytic solutions to solve business problems with data science, including the use of programming, statistical techniques, modelling and forecasting methods.
• Executing the appropriate data exploration, extraction, cleaning, reconciliation, and preparation processes required for the development of analytics solutions.
• Communicate findings and make recommendations to influence claims management decision making.
• Contributing to various projects, such as determining work drivers, developing and testing KPI's, providing support for business cases.

• You influence change and are committed to continuous improvement, in order to exceed client expectations.
• You leverage critical thinking skills to identify problems and proactively propose solutions.
• Your strong communication skills allow you to clearly convey messages.
• You're an effective team player who shares knowledge to support our peers.

• You have three years of experience in statistics, actuarial or data science.
• You have a post-secondary degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Actuarial Science or a related discipline.
• You are proficient with statistical programming languages and have experience working with large data volumes.
• Strong understanding of P&C Insurance claims concepts.
• Having experience working with R or Python and SQL is an asset.
• Strong background using statistics to validate models and hypothesis.
• Experience communicating complex information to diverse audiences.

• This position primarily works with majority non-francophone groups, and teams located outside of Québec, and requires proficiency in English. The essential non-French duties are not assignable to adjacent or other team members.

• This position primarily works with majority non-francophone groups, and teams located outside of Québec, and requires proficiency in English. The essential non-French duties are not assignable to adjacent or other team members.

• You will be subject to a Background check as a condition of employment, in the event you are the successful candidate.